Best of Viktor Orban

Best of Viktor Orban

BELGIUM-EU-SUMMIT

GEORGES GOBET

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at the EU Headquarters on March 14, 2013 in Brussels, on the first day of a two-day European Union leaders summit. European Union leaders try Thursday to find a difficult balance between austerity policies adopted to cut debt and calls to spend more to generate growth and jobs in an economy stuck in the doldrums. AFP PHOTO / GEORGES GOBET

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at the EU Headquarters on March 14, 2013 in Brussels, on the first day of a two-day European Union leaders summit. European Union leaders try Thursday to find a difficult balance between austerity policies adopted to cut debt and calls to spend more to generate growth and jobs in an economy stuck in the doldrums. AFP PHOTO / GEORGES GOBET

Viktor Orban Visits Berlin

Sean Gallup

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) depart after speaking to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is on his first visit to Germany since he was recently re-elected.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) depart after speaking to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is on his first visit to Germany since he was recently re-elected.

Viktor Orban Visits Berlin

Sean Gallup

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at the Europaforum gathering of German broadcaster WDR at the Foreign Ministry on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Merkel later today.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at the Europaforum gathering of German broadcaster WDR at the Foreign Ministry on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Merkel later today.

Viktor Orban Visits Berlin

Sean Gallup

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at the Europaforum gathering of German broadcaster WDR at the Foreign Ministry on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Merkel later today.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at the Europaforum gathering of German broadcaster WDR at the Foreign Ministry on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Merkel later today.

Vladimir Putin Visits Hungary

Sean Gallup

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban converse during a signing ceremony of several agreements between the two countries at Parliament on February 17, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Putin is in Budapest on a one-day visit, his first visit to an EU-member country since he attended ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasions in France in June, 2014.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban converse during a signing ceremony of several agreements between the two countries at Parliament on February 17, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Putin is in Budapest on a one-day visit, his first visit to an EU-member country since he attended ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasions in France in June, 2014.

Viktor Orban Visits Berlin

Sean Gallup

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to speak to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is on his first visit to Germany since he was recently re-elected.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive to speak to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is on his first visit to Germany since he was recently re-elected.

Viktor Orban Visits Berlin

Sean Gallup

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is on his first visit to Germany since he was recently re-elected.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is on his first visit to Germany since he was recently re-elected.

Viktor Orban Visits Berlin

Sean Gallup

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C) departs after speaking at the Europaforum gathering of German broadcaster WDR at the Foreign Ministry on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Merkel later today.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C) departs after speaking at the Europaforum gathering of German broadcaster WDR at the Foreign Ministry on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Merkel later today.

Angela Merkel Visits Budapest

Carsten Koall

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) speak to each other following talks on February 2, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Merkel is on a one-day visit to the Hungarian capital in a trip that includes meetings with government leaders, discussions with students at Andrassy University and meetings with local Jewish leaders. Merkel's visit was preceded the day before by demonstrations against the Orban government.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) speak to each other following talks on February 2, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Merkel is on a one-day visit to the Hungarian capital in a trip that includes meetings with government leaders, discussions with students at Andrassy University and meetings with local Jewish leaders. Merkel's visit was preceded the day before by demonstrations against the Orban government.

Angela Merkel Visits Budapest

Carsten Koall

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrive for a press conference following talks on February 2, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Merkel is on a one-day visit to the Hungarian capital in a trip that includes meetings with government leaders, discussions with students at Andrassy University and meetings with local Jewish leaders. Merkel's visit was preceded the day before by demonstrations against the Orban government.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrive for a press conference following talks on February 2, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Merkel is on a one-day visit to the Hungarian capital in a trip that includes meetings with government leaders, discussions with students at Andrassy University and meetings with local Jewish leaders. Merkel's visit was preceded the day before by demonstrations against the Orban government.

Viktor Orban Visits Berlin

Sean Gallup

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at the Europaforum gathering of German broadcaster WDR at the Foreign Ministry on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Merkel later today.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at the Europaforum gathering of German broadcaster WDR at the Foreign Ministry on May 8, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Orban, whose policies have drawn widespread criticism from other European Union member states as undemocratic and right-wing, is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Merkel later today.